Pony of Interest

Rainbow Dash was opened her eyes. She was still on the roof where she shot the pegasus chasing after her. It has been about five minutes after the kill and she lost consciousness for a minute or two just remembering an old memory."Ok Dash back to reality." She got up and checked herself. She had a few mild cuts but her improvised bandage was wet with blood, but it did slow down the bleeding. A thought ran through her mind. The pegasus following her didn't have the crossbow originally so he must have had it stashed on the roof of a building. Rainbow Dash went through the pockets of the officer's vest and found a small map of the entire city. Some buildings had labels on them marking things like:crossbows, telescopes, emergency flares, first aid kit. Dash smiled weakly as she read the last item on one of the labels. By luck she landed on one of the buildings with a supply cash. All she had to do was find it and after about five minutes of looking she finally found the fake air vent which held the supplies.

She quickly patched herself off and checked her surroundings. The pursuit squad of pegasi were off in the distance searching on rooftops and beyond the clouds. "Guess I might as well take this." Dash said as she picked up the crossbow and a clip to store the bolts. She slung the weapon over her back and flew off towards Canterlot.

Sunset. Canterlot Graveyard

Rainbow Dash landed at the entrance of the gate of the graveyard and she didn't see Luna anywhere. Dash figured that she was early so she decided to trot around. After about five minutes of looking around she suddenly stopped at one of the graves.
Hear lies Fletch Point: Missing In Action. Freedom doesn't come without great loss

A tear formed on Dash's cheek and a shadowy figure trotted behind her.

"Did he serve with you?" Luna asked.

"Yea we fought together. He...suffered from nerotoxin...I had to help him." Rainbow Dash had a hard time talking. Fletch was not only her second in Command, but also her most loyal friend.

"I see you've been injured quite a bit." Luna said, trying to change the subject. "From a recent Manehatten 'wanted' report it seems that you had a little trouble leaving the city."

"It's nothing I couldn't handle." Rainbow Dash tensed up. "I read the letter you gave to Keen and Lin."

"That was just so they would keep their guard down. It was also a test to see if you really trusted me." Luna finished. She wasn't shocked at all the Rainbow Dash had found the letter in fact she wasn't even surprised that Rainbow Dash wasn't trying to kill her right now. After all of the past experiences with Rainbow Dash, Luna knew that out of the mane six, Rainbow Dash would be the most trustworthy and obedient even if it didn't show in her earlier years.

"So why did you bring me here?" Dash asked.

"Come with me. You need a new home,food, and to be forgotten."
Luna signaled Rainbow Dash over and they trotted over to the end of the graveyard. There Luna used her magic and cleared away some debris next to an old forgotten gravestone. She then removed the stone and there was a small tunnel just enough for them to go in one at a time. Luna went first and Rainbow Dash followed. After about five minutes of following the dark, damp tunnel it started to get warm and dry. Torches enchanted with an ever flame spell were bolted to the sides of the tunnel and a door stood in front of Luna. She opened it and to Rainbow Dash's surprise it wasn't another tunnel, but instead it was a small library. The room didn't show any sign of age or use.

"This is the Canterlot Underground. About one hundred years ago a large network of tunnels were built under the city for storage, but after about halfway through the project the engineers found a design flaw that could have put an entire section of the city underground. The area that was already drilled is safe and there are hundreds of entrances and exits hidden all over the city. This will be your new living quarters. I have to go now so go explore the facility a little, get something to eat, then get some rest because your new assignment starts tomorrow."
FWOOOM Luna teleported and Rainbow Dash was now alone. She placed her equipment in a storage room and then trotted around the facility.

The underground was fairly large. The living quarters section could easily house twenty or more ponies. She then trotted into the main storage area. There were a few large containers from multiple companies and organizations that have been abandoned or discarded. Luna did say this was an old storage facility. Dash then trotted over to a sub section marked: MILITARY STORAGE ONLY. This room had the most containers and probably the most expensive items in it.

"Well a little look inside won't hurt." Dash said to herself. One by one she opened the containers and looked through the items held inside. Old armor variants, riot shields, combat knives, wingblades and even a few ballista guard tower turrets. A lot of these things Rainbow Dash had already seen or used sometime during her line of service, but one container did catch her eye. PROTOTYPE: CB Mk XII Only permitted ponies only. Of course Rainbow Dash had to open it. She unhitched the handle and opened the door. The container had multiple armored cases each marked SECRET, but the one case in particular caught her eye, it was the center one. Unlike the other rectangular boxes, this one had a flat mushroom shape marked WEAPON PROTOTYPE 12. Rainbow Dash trotted over towards the box and smashed the lock with another case. She then opened it. It was a slick compact tactical crossbow.

She knew how to use a crossbow, but this weapon seemed alien to her. The basics of the crossbow were there, but there seemed to be several unknown attachments. There was a high powered scope, a gravity fed bolt magazine, and a rapid pull back system for faster reloading. Even with all of the attachments it was still slimmer than the standard issued ones Dash during her time on the outpost.

She then went about opening the other cases inside the storage container. They mostly consisted of documents and schematics of the crossbow and previous variants of the weapon. All of those cases just seemed to be normally placed to an average pony's eye, but Dash knew that the goods were always hidden at the bottom and it didn't take long for her to find the cases marked AMMO. Each case stored thirty bolts and each case had different bolts in them. Some were just basic standard bolts, but others were a lot more complex. Some were hollow designed to break and send shrapnel everywhere, some had flammable tips on them, some were even designed to explode.

After about half an hour more of looking through the case Dash decided to call it a night. She took a few documents and then headed to the living quarters section.In the living quarters there was a main room connecting to all of the bedrooms and other rooms. The main room was plain white with a row of cafeteria tables in the center. On one of the tables there was a basket full of fruit that mostly consisted of apples. Dash trotted over and sat down at the table. She started to eat and then noticed that Applejack's farm's logo was on the basket. Dash was surprised. First of all there was an apple farm on the outskirts of Canterlot and second of all it had Applejack's personal mark on it which meant it came directly from the farm.

Did Luna do this on purpose? Is she trying to connect me to my past friends? Why? So many questions went through Rainbow Dash's mind. "It's probably nothing."

Dash finished eating and retired to bed. She read a few of the documents then drifted off to sleep. She had a big day tomorrow.

(Probably not the best chapter in the story, but I was in a rush and I had to put in some necessary information and a little bit of foreshadowing in this chapter. Also thanks again for the helpful tips!)